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India’s Tallest Tricolour, High Enough To Be Seen From Lahore, Hoisted At Attari-Wagah Border
India’s tallest tricolour at Attari-Wagah Border.
India on Sunday hoisted a 360-foot tall flag, the tallest in the country, at the Attari border with Pakistan. The flag, authorities have said, is high enough to be spotted from Pakistan’s Lahore city located just miles away from the border crossing. A 293-foot high tricolour in Jharkhand's Ranchi was the tallest flag before this was hoisted.
Pakistan has objected to the installation of the flag close to the international border, saying that the structure could be used to spy on them. Pakistan rangers, which is a border patrolling body similar to India’s Border Security Force (BSF), has conveyed its displeasure to the Indian side.
The flag will be an attraction for tourists who visit the Attari-Wagah international border to watch the joint beating-the-retreat ceremony that is held every evening. BSF is also planning to expand the capacity of the visitor’s gallery at the border from just 7000 seats to over 20,000.
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